# What happens if Trump is indicted in Georgia? (Indicted on August 14, 2023) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [February 17, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928 "2023-02-17T03:14:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 490
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/490 "2023-08-15T16:25:56Z")
One thought, so far Trump has showed up for all of his arraignments but those were all Federal. Presuming a sufficient amount of narcissism to believe that you’ll get elected again before the trial goes to court, Federal threats are non-threats. In the case of Georgia, he doesn’t have the same avenues of escape. He’s also being charged by a black woman which I’d take as being fairly odorous to Trump. I’d put it as a non-zero chance that he declines to fly to Georgia for his arraignment. In that case, I’d assume that he’d have a warrant put out on him that would effectively make any domestic travel (e.g. campaigning) a potentially dangerous activity. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928)._